GW Performance Horses, LLC
Wyatt Bumgarner aka GW
My name is Gary Wyatt. I was named after my mother's late brother Gary Dale Phillips, and the infamous Wyatt Earp. For some reason in the South, people can't pronounce Wyatt. It's always "Whit, White, Whyatt". Even less can pronounce Bumgarner. So since I was young I have went by GW. I grew up in a rodeo family. My dad and uncle rode bulls and roped, but I never enjoyed getting rag dolled by a bull. So it was the horse life for me.
At 19 I moved to Louisiana and trained horses of all disciplines. Track racing, cutting horses, jumpers, and my favorite BARREL HORSES! I was blessed to get to travel the western US competing at some of the highest ranking shows in the country. At that time I had an incredible equine partner named Fesses Hit aka Louie. Louie was trained and futuritied by the late, great Scott Kennedy. Louie won me everything I entered, even out running some famous NFR girls. Sadly, Louie passed in 2018 from a barn fire that took everything I owned except my retired horse Ima Pacific Dust Storm. His legacy lives on in every single horse I ride. Louie was patient enough to teach me. He taught me how to compete on and ride a 1D horse, while also teaching me to remain humble and patient. I will forever be thankful for the places he took me. I owe it to him to pass on the knowledge he and so many others have left me.
In 2024 I am blessed to say I have a barn full of incredible horses. I have devoted my life to chasing the dream of training, competing with, and producing high quality horses and shows.
Wyatt Bumgarner
GW Performance Horses, LLC
TESTIMONIALS
We recently met Wyatt for the first time at a barrel race where our daughter was trying a new horse with known alley issues. Wyatt took it upon himself to step in and really help our daughter the entire day. His valuable input and encouraging manner were truly heaven sent and so greatly appreciated!! Seeing how Wyatt so selflessly stepped in to mentor and assist our daughter for no other reason than the love of the sport and ensuring the upcoming generation has a great role model makes him a 10 out of 10 forever in our book!!!
Jessica Russo
We met Wyatt recently at a barrel race and I wanted to say that I was very pleased with how smoothly his show ran. He is very supportive and encouraging to all the participates. He went out of his way to make sure that all the details were taken care of. I was very impressed with how he does business. You can really tell that he puts his whole heart into what he does and he loves it!! Thank you for being a positive role model for all the kids out there and adults as well!! We appreciate you!
Stephanie Barnette
Wyatt is very soft handed and stays calm breaking horses. He also puts horses first on a daily basis.
He runs 2 of my horses, because I know he loves them as much as I do.
I highly recommend him for your breaking and training horses
Debb Farris
I highly recommend GW performance horses!!! I just recently met Wyatt and he’s one of the nicest people I have ever met!! He trains and rides such nice horses and puts on AMAZING shows! It was my first big show I’ve been to and it was run so smoothly!!!
London Johnson